The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-06
CON- MON COUNCIL.
prsYL4R MONTHLY NETTING IN
THr COUNCIL CHAMBER

cred Last Night StNefai Additional
Appropriations Asked Consumption of
GA. IndeSing Deed Books. &c
Alb, Common Council met last night
ia ihe Council Chamber Present at roll
,,u President John ). Bethel and
Ne,rs. Archer. Bodoker, Bowden. Bryan.
Conner. Cutchins, FaTrar, Griffith, Grif-
nm. Guy Hudnall, Hughes, Jones, Kau-
feli. kaufman, kendler, Langc, Malloy,
Montgomery, Murphy, owen, Parater,
p1lini, Splitter, Starke
Councilmen Hayes and Ferriter came
iu late
HOLLYWOOD SEWER
The report Of the Street Committee
.upr0pr.atiBg 5000 10 build sewer
laif way through Hollywood was agreed
to The other half will be built next
spring
THE GAs WORKS.
The Committee on Light asked for
$4,000 fol the Gas Department Mr
M0lloy said thai unless the money was
forthcoming the pay roll for the ensuing
month could not be paid Mr. Pizzini
moved that IL be referred 10 the Finance
Committee so that al least some arrange
meut could be made 10 raise the money
before 10 was appropriated Mr. Guy eX-
claimed. and 10 was cOincided la by Mr.
MOllOy that the money was wanted 10
pay The coal account instead of It going
over as a deficit next year The whole
question was referred 10 the Finance
Committee
FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Council decided TO consolidate the
various funds of the Fire Department
The committee asked that the money
covered in the Treasury from the sale of
aorn0ut horses and condemned stock be
ppr0Driated 10 the uses of the Fire Com
miitec as they had been compelled TO
pay extra expenses and charges without
asking foI a cent. The request was re-
nfti tO the Finance Committee
rnf rRAms' nREAkFAsT
The report of the Police Committee
asked for $3.50 additional
Mr Conners explained that the rent Of
the Police Courtroom had 10 be paid,
aud money was owed for meals given
prisoners and tramps at the stations.
Like The other request for more money,
tie petition went TO the Finance Com
miiiee
HEALTH.
The Health Committee reported asking
ior $4,000 additional appropriation.
Mr. Piylini chairman of the Finance
Committee, said that there seems 10 be a
ielief among members By their repeated /
request for more money that the I
Finance Committee was flushed This /
was not s5 The city owed the banks and |
Sinking Fund $3sI 900 They sold $500. |
O00 of bonds, and are short yet $4,000
After lengthy discussion the appro- /
pIiali0u was made-ayes % noes, 4-on /
OBJ, ground that the hands and carts had /
90 be- kept up, and the hands paid their /
monthly pay.
JAMESTOWN CEMETERY
The Cemetery Committee asked for
W.lchmau al 50 TO watch the Banks
town property la response TO MI
,Wchin's question What is there 10
watch they replied that there were /
several buildings on the land which |
needed looking after The appropriation .
was ordered IL is the intention of The
committee TO have the farm turfed and
ieadyioi The sale OF lots next spring
THE CITY AND GAS
The Ordinance Committee reported
au ordinance amending the city
ordinance relative TO the payment by
consumers of gas. Ii requires the city of
Richmond to pay 10 The gas account the
amount of gas consumed by the city at
ile rate OF 81 30 per thousand, and pri-
vale consumers Sl.5O The gas works
il be credited with all gas consumed in
be street lights, etc The object OF the
ordinance is to show as far as possible
lhe accurate income to the city from the
Gas Works
The ordinance, after considerable de-
bate was agreed TO-
INDEyTG DEED BOOKS
The special committee appointed to re-
pou an improved manner Of indeXing
,hc deeds recorded in the Chancery Court
made a lengthy report, stating that the
Indexes included 1s5, 900 names, and that
there was vast trouble 10 parties having
occasion 10 examine them 10 find the
deed they wanted The deed books were
l0w increasing 10 the number Of ten
ear showing that about 5000 deeds
we're recorded each year
The report closed with a recommends
iou adopting Sleight & Field ,of Roch-
.,tor. n. Y, index books and suggest.
ug the appropriation OF sufficient money
lereiOr I
ar Cutchins raised the point that this ,
lange in the method Of indeNing these I
Iced books would require legislative :
'nacimcnt to give il legality. Messrs. ]
Guy and Bryan thought differently, and ]
After voting down motion 10 refer TO '
DE city attorney for an opinion The re- :
ommendation and appropriation were {
'dopted-ayes, 81 noes, 7.
IMITATION TO THE MECHANICS ISsTI-
TUTE-
The invitation from Thomas Elicit,
OF the Mechanical Institute, 10 :
be Council individually or a. a body 10 : :
isit the institute, and see its workings,
'as read, received, and filed
RESIGNATION. 4